Independent Shorts Awards

Unpaid

James (Nicholas Tell) had the unpaid internship of a lifetime, “employed” by one of the biggest film studios on the

Mickey vows never to join The Ordinance, a secret society that controls the world, as he promised his father. But

At the risk of losing her job, a burned-out chemical engineer teeters on the edge of a breakdown, but a

Before We Arrive is a short documentary that reveals the most essential yet often unfamiliar work that sustains daily life

A man, consumed by grief after losing his wife and son, turns to the bottle. As he sinks deeper into

A roadkill-removal worker finds themselves stalked by an unknown creature that forces them to face their own complicated past. Written

Untethered Souls contrasts the restless rhythm of modern life with the slow, unforgiving simplicity of life at sea, where everything

A grandfather is given a chance to be a hero again when his grandson is terrorized by a snapping turtle;

When a struggling musician lands an audition at a dive bar, he’s told to trade authenticity for crowd-pleasing covers. The

After mistakenly ingesting ketamine chocolates that her boyfriend bought off Instagram for a bachelor party, a woman descends on a

He was America’s first animated superstar… until he wasn’t. This mockumentary uncovers the forgotten rise and spectacular collapse of Sir

A fixer to the political elite seeks revenge on a corrupt senator who wronged him. Directed by Molly Gaze (USA)

Aisha, a young Afro-Latina woman, navigates the impossible space between two spiritual worlds. Raised Catholic, she’s drawn to the Lucumí

A teenager balances life between school and home while taking care of her terminally ill mother as she grants her